Uber's biggest employee problems are pay and pride, not sexism, says HR boss

Uber's chief of human resources, Liane Hornsey, tells USA TODAY a 200-session listening tour of the company after allegations of pervasive sexism found employees concerned about pay and performance reviews, but not sexual harassment. Liane Hornsey took over as Uber's chief human resources officer in January, shortly before the company became mired in a series of scandals. She is seen here speaking with Uber's new head of diversity initiatives, Bernard Coleman III. SAN FRANCISCO -- After nearly five months of digging into Uber's internal culture, its new chief human resources officer says the ride-hailing company's treatment of women -- which gave it a public black eye after charges of persistent sexism and discrimination were detailed by a former employee -- is no worse at Uber than at other companies. "Wherever I have worked, I have seen things that are not great for women," Liane Hornsey told USA TODAY as she awaits the imminent release of an internal investigation into Uber's culture spurred by the revelations of former engineer Susan Fowler.